Sarah Lord covers TVs and home entertainment. Prior to joining CNET, Sarah served as the tech and electronic reviews fellow at Insider, where she wrote about everything from smart watches and ...

With so many entertainment options available today, traditional cable television has long lost the luster it once held over the world. In addition to online streaming platforms like YouTube, products ...

One of the unique features of the two Motorola DROID XYBOARD tablets I am testing is the inclusion of an IR port for use as a remote control. This function is enabled by the Android app Dijit, which ...

There have always been apps that let you control your TV from an iPhone or iPad, but in my experience, these apps don’t work very well or have limited features — even the official apps from TV ...

One of the more simple — if important — new features of the Google TV Streamer is the addition of a tiny speaker in the new microphone that enables it to chirp if it becomes lost. Google is hardly the ...

The LG G4 features an infrared sensor on the top that turns the smartphone into a remote control for almost any device in your living room. Our guide below will explain how to quickly setup and use ...

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The standard TV remote control, lost so many times beneath sofa cushions, may soon be lost to history. Good riddance, says Chris Lavoie, a radio producer living in Los Angeles. Taking advantage of ...

The name Parallels is synonymous with software for running the Windows OS on a Mac, but over the past couple of years, the company has turned into so much more. Last year, we reviewed Parallels Access ...

Michael is a born Texan and a former graphic designer. He's been covering technology in general and Android in particular since 2011. His interests include folk music, football, science fiction, and ...

One of the hardest parts of helping your family members manage their smartphones is when you have to do it remotely from a PC or Android device. Of course, sitting down and taking their devices in ...